Dumbledore took two deep breaths, quickly rethought the pros and cons of the matter, and made up his mind. His arrangement for Professor Lockhart also underwent a subtle change.
"I'm going to the Ministry of Magic to check their recent files and see if there are any abnormalities. Professor Lockhart, please go to the Muggle community to investigate. The momentum caused by the death of Evans was still very huge.
It will probably attract the attention of the police.”
Dumbledore blinked, a mischievous look flashing behind his half-moon glasses, "Even if something goes wrong, you can solve the problem with a Forgetting Curse, right?"
Tom: Thank you, principal.
"By the way, how should I get to London?" Tom thought of a very crucial question.
"The Floo network in my office is connected to the outside world. You can go to London through the Floo network there."
The Floo Network is a very popular way of traveling in the wizarding world. You don't need to blow cold air on the broom, you don't have to feel the process of compression and decompression in the tube, and you don't have to experience the feeling of being hooked in your navel. You just need to
A handful of floo powder can be used to travel from one place to another through a connected fireplace.
Therefore, the fireplace in almost every wizarding home is connected to the Floo network - just like Muggle homes are connected to Internet cables and telephone lines. There are thousands of fireplaces connected to the Floo network across the UK. But Hogwarts
The exception is fireplaces. Normally they are not connected to the Floo network, but it's not too difficult to connect secretly.
Dumbledore's fireplace is a fireplace that he modified to be able to communicate with the outside world. The fireplace in Hogwarts isolates the floo network, mainly to prevent students from sneaking out of the school without the principal's knowledge, or enemies from other schools.
Invade the school through the Floo network.
Placing a fireplace with access to the outside world in Dumbledore's office can easily solve both problems.
Tom returned to Dumbledore's office.
Dumbledore did not choose the Floo network as a means of transportation. He left Hogwarts directly on Fawkes. He was only leaving for a short time. If something happened, he would come back as soon as possible.
At this time, Harry, who was lying in the office, slowly woke up.
Harry rubbed his forehead, and there was a big swelling there. When he recovered from the confusion when he woke up, his body was shocked: he remembered that he was still with Dumbledore.
In the office!
He shuddered and almost jumped up: It is not suitable to stay here for a long time! There was a slippery touch on his head, and he realized that he was still wearing an invisibility cloak.
The scene before coma gradually emerged in his mind.
Harry remembered that before he passed out, a red object hit him and Ron one after another, knocking him unconscious. Who would do such a thing? And after he knocked himself and Ron unconscious,
Nothing was done, not even the invisibility cloak was taken away.
When Harry's blank eyes swept across the empty sycamore branches, he suddenly realized what the creature that knocked him unconscious was: it was the legendary phoenix that followed Dumbledore.
Harry shuddered when he thought that he had been discovered by Dumbledore's phoenix.
He tried hard to stop thinking about where Phoenix Fox had flown to. He didn't dare think about what he would face if he was caught. He only knew one thing: he couldn't be stuck in the office. Fred once
I have said that only being caught is a violation of school rules. Fox is just a phoenix who has nothing to worry about. He shouldn't know himself, right?
Harry glanced at his friend Ron, who had a lump on his forehead. He was lying quietly on the floor, with a stream of saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth. Harry tried hard to shake Ron for a long time.
It took a lot of force to wake Ron up.
Ron wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and the burning pain on his forehead made him quickly recall his situation.
"There's no time, get up!" Harry didn't want to waste any more time. He took Ron's arm and pulled him up. Harry decided to take Ron and leave as quickly as possible. But it backfired. They had just left.
When they got to the door, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside.
Harry showed a look of despair. He could only pray that his invisibility cloak was strong enough - it had never let him down. He dragged Ron and huddled in the corner, shivering, not daring to make a single sound.
sound.
The door opened with a creak. It was a little different from what Harry thought. It was not Professor Dumbledore who came in, but Lockhart.
Tom always felt something was wrong when he walked into Dumbledore's office. When he came in with Dumbledore before, he also had this uncomfortable feeling. He always felt like someone was staring at him in the dark.
He looked around and found nothing, but the feeling of being watched became stronger.
Tom silently equipped the title: Hound of the Baskervilles. Wearing this title can greatly enhance the sense of smell. Tom rarely does this, but today he felt the need to give it a try.
After equipping the title, various smells came to his nose one after another, making Tom feel dizzy. This was also the drawback of this title. It took some time to adapt to the suddenly strengthened sense of smell. However, through the analysis of various smells, Tom suddenly felt
An abnormality was discovered: There is a very fresh human smell in this room! And there is more than one person...
Tom realized that there was someone else in the room besides him! Because the "human smell" in the room did not fade with the passage of time, this only meant that the source of the smell was still in the room.
Tom immediately clenched his wand under his robes.
However, when he identified the source of the smell again, he found that the two smells were a bit familiar, as if they were his acquaintances. After a little analysis, Tom came up with an idea: No, could it be?
He walked towards the corner of the wall where the smell was strongest. It seemed empty and empty of anything.
Harry's heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't help but swallow. He couldn't figure out how Professor Lockhart discovered them?
Tom walked near the corner and stopped. If someone could see through the invisibility cloak, they would see a rather funny scene. Harry and Ron were huddled together, blocked by Tom in the corner and did not dare to move.
"The invisibility cloak is of very good quality." Tom praised. At this time, he was really envious of Harry's Deathly Hallows. Unlike the Disillusionment Curse and the invisibility cloak, if you look closely, you can still find clues about Harry.
This invisibility cloak will leave no traces behind after wearing it.
"Come out, Potter, and if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Ron Weasley?"